Is Setessan Champion good in Commander?

Setessan Champion in Commander — Combos, Decks & Price

Setessan Champion turns every enchantment you cast into a +1/+1 counter and a card, making it one of the most efficient payoffs in any enchantress shell. At three mana it demands an answer immediately, and commanders like Gylwain, Casting Director and Myrkul, Lord of Bones generate enough enchantment triggers to make it snowball out of control within a turn cycle.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Gylwain, Casting Director

88.5% of decks · synergy 0.75

Gylwain, Casting Director gives every creature an Aura when it enters, which means each new creature you play triggers Setessan Champion — the two cards form a self-sustaining draw and growth engine.

02

Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

81.8% of decks · synergy 0.73

Anikthea, Hand of Erebos reanimates enchantments from the graveyard as creature copies, generating repeated enchantment-enters triggers that pump Setessan Champion and reload your hand turn after turn.

03

Wildsear, Scouring Maw

73.9% of decks · synergy 0.70

Wildsear, Scouring Maw cares about Auras entering the battlefield attached to creatures, so Setessan Champion sits in the deck as a free draw engine that grows alongside every Aura Wildsear incentivizes you to run.

04

Stangg, Echo Warrior

73.3% of decks · synergy 0.69

Stangg, Echo Warrior creates token copies of Auras and Equipment when it attacks, and those Aura tokens entering the battlefield stack up triggers for Setessan Champion without requiring additional mana investment.

05

Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe

69.9% of decks · synergy 0.67

Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe puts Auras from hand directly onto creatures, meaning Setessan Champion draws cards and grows on Sigurd's triggered ability alone — every Aura Sigurd cheats in is a free Champion trigger.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

Format	Verdict
commander	legal
legacy	legal
modern	legal
pioneer	legal
standard	not legal
vintage	legal
pauper	not legal
oathbreaker	legal

Commander is where Setessan Champion genuinely shines — a 100-card singleton format built around synergy packages rewards a three-mana card that draws cards and grows on its own with every enchantment played. In Modern and Legacy the card is legal but rarely sees competitive play; those formats move too fast for a value creature that needs multiple turns to generate meaningful advantage. Pioneer offers a more reasonable pace, and enchantress strategies have existed there, though Setessan Champion still competes for slots with cheaper or more immediately impactful threats. Oathbreaker is a natural home for the same reasons as Commander — spell-heavy enchantress builds love the repeated draw trigger.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

2,830 decks

Myrkul, Lord of Bones Ondu SpiritdancerSetessan Champion

Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite copies of a specific creature

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2 decks

The Watcher in the WaterEnchanted EveningSetessan Champion

Infinite card draw; Near-infinite ETB; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite creature tokens; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

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Price Context

Current price

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Pricing data isn't currently available for Setessan Champion, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the latest figure. Historically it has sat in the bulk-to-budget range given its single-set printing, making it an easy pickup for enchantress builds regardless of your budget.